The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-18
CITY COLLECTOR CRAWFORD
Has bis Accounts for 1888 Kendy for Set
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The Council COMMITTEES on Finance
was called 10 meet at the Pablo Building
last evening, but as only three membeip,
Chairman Hildreth and Messrs. Mo8at
and Lat put in an appearance and as
three failed 10 constitute a quorum, It
was not possible to transact any business.
The object OF tho meeting was TO ex.
anime the books and accounts oil City
Collector Crawford, and make the settle.
ment with him tina. should have been
made some time since, Of the tax collec.
lions for the year 1885 and Of other busi.
ness Of that year. Collector Crawford
had his books and papers ready and al.
lowed the press Representatives an op.
portunity 10 look over them while walt.
Ing for the committee 10 assemble.
The personal and real estate delinquent
list for the year 1885 loots up $l,4S4 23;
the double, eironeous and reduced taxes
and those In dispute, under the head Of
real estate amount 10 $543 80; the same
under the head OF peraonal property foot
up SSlG 80; the taxes on dogs that were
sworn oil, amount to SOL. 1.Wa n !.
The peraonaldelinquentlistfo 1886 Is i.
ylded among the various wards as follows:
First ward, $l53 70; Second, $l2S So;
Third, SIG 05; Fourth, STAG 40; Filth,
sl09 IS; Sixth, $243 10; Seventh, SlOs 0B;
Eighth, $500 81; total, 81, 236 So The real
estate delinquente foot up $2l7 10, making
the total delinquency Si,4H 20. In the
personal list Of delinQuents nearly all the
items are poll tux and tho words LEFT the
city" or mot to be found" are marked
against them. The year 1885 was, 1t will
be only too we'll remembered, hard one
here In Wheeling, made 60 by the nailera'
long strike and other labor and business
troubles, and many workmen left the city
to obtain employment elsewhere. This Ia
all recalled again by glance at the long
llBt Of delinquents.G ~ F'gG GNF
The final statements drawn up by Col.
lector Crawford chow tho following . !,
City Levy-Collector Crawford, debtor
Ia 1885 to amount Of assessment, SOL.
30l,65; delinquents Of 1883 and 'si, ST..
743 10; interes! on same, IS 40; supple.
mental assessmenlu 1885 1857 G6565o
cents. $eSs 50; supplemental tithablea
(74), s37 supplemental dogs, sl4; inter.
est collected on 1885 taxes, 1914 43; bal.
ance, $7G5 81; total, S04. 0l9 81. s}tsGi
Oily Levy-Credits as follows: Amounts
paid City Receiver, $SS,O0O; DELINQUENT
list 1885, 81 ,236 SO; double and erroneous
assessments 1885, SIG so; discounts al.
lowed by law, 81, 1888 o.; dogs sworn off,
SOL; delinquent list 1883 and '84 (uncol.
lected), Sl,7l3.l0; commissions on $780,.
305 o. at et percent, $1,000 50; total, S84,.
o19 81 y - 'Ns = NJ 4 1'0'
The showing made Of the ten cent levy
fund Is ALTO good one. Its figures are ae
follows: \
Collector Crawford debtor, 1885. To
assessment for new paving, sewers and
streets, sl7,3ls73; delinquent list 1858 and
1884, S247 SO; supplemental assessment
for 1886, @7 "; interest collected on 1885
taxes, SlS4 So; interest collected on 1883
and 1884 taxes, 81 %; total, $l7,750 49, Il
The. credit side reads as follows: By
amounts paid the City Receiver, Sic, 400 !;
delinquent list Of 1885, s247 81; double
and erroneous assessments, 1885, SI43 80;
diecounts allowed by law, $3.50 co; delin.
9uent list, 1883 aud 1854 (uncollected),
S942 o.; commissions on sl6.s9O 80 at 2i
percent, $3.50 %; balance, $40 Sc; total,
Sl7,75 70. @3' NJ !
The Committee on Accounts in present
Ing its last report to Council and which
vas printed a few days since, took occa-
sion, in conplimontiug the several officers,
not to forget Mr.. Crawford. What was
said in that report was deserved. The
collection, considering the times, were
made promptly, and tho accounts appear
% BIO In excellent condition.